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Jewelry brand Aurate inks $13 mln Series A

New York-based Aurate, a fine jewelry brand, has secured $13 million in Series A funding. Bluecrest Capital led the round.

Cobalt Robotics nabs $35 mln Series B

San Mateo, California-based Cobalt Robotics, a builder of indoor autonomous robots, has secured $35 million in Series B funding. The company's investors include Bloomberg Beta, Sequoia Capital and Coatue,

Creative Group grabs funding from Prime Ventures

Creative Group, a Dutch e-voucher website, has secured 22 million euros in funding. The investor was Prime Ventures.

SoundCommerce rallies $6.5 mln seed

Seattle-based SoundCommerce, a data platform provider, has secured $6.5 million in seed funding. Defy Partners led the round.

DayTwo pulls in $31 mln Series B

Israel-based DayTwo, a microbiome human discovery platform, has secured $31 million in Series B financing. The lead investors were aMoon and Ofek Ventures.

Forterro to buy Abas Software

Forterro, which is backed by Battery Ventures, has agreed to acquire Abas Software, a German ERP vendor. No financial terms were disclosed.

Lulalend fetches $6.5 mln Series A

South Africa-based Lulalend, an online automated provider of short-term funding for small and medium businesses, has secured $6.5 million in Series A financing. IFC and Quona Capital led the round.

Israeli startup Vulcan Cyber gathers $10 mln Series A

Vulcan Cyber, an Israeli startup, has raised $10 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post on its site. The investors were Ten Eleven Ventures and YL Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Ten Eleven Ventures General Partner Mark Hatfield has joined the Vulcan board.

Ulu Ventures leads $3 mln round for Aromyx

Silicon Valley-based Aromyx, which applies biotechnology and data science to capture unique sensory data, has raised $3 million in financing. Ulu Ventures led the round with participation from Rationalwave Capital Partners, Merus Capital, CE Venture Capital, Stanford University and Radicle Growth.

Healthy Ventures to raise $50 mln for sophomore fund

Healthy Ventures is seeking to raise $50 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The San Francisco-based venture firm targets infrastructure software in healthcare.